SBI Securities Co. Ltd. Takes $32,000 Position in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF)

SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Capital One Financial Co. (NYSE:COF) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 177 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $32,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bfsg LLC purchased a new position in Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. TruNorth Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Capital One Financial in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Sierra Ocean LLC purchased a new position in shares of Capital One Financial during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.84% of the company’s stock.

Capital One Financial Stock Up 3.2 %

Capital One Financial stock opened at $170.73 on Thursday. Capital One Financial Co. has a fifty-two week low of $128.23 and a fifty-two week high of $210.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $192.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $175.05. The company has a market capitalization of $65.10 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.47.

Capital One Financial (NYSE:COF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 21st. The financial services provider reported $3.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.78 by $0.31. The business had revenue of $10.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.22 billion. Capital One Financial had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 9.45%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.81 earnings per share. Research analysts expect that Capital One Financial Co. will post 15.65 earnings per share for the current year.

Capital One Financial Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 18th were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 18th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. Capital One Financial’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

COF has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $232.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Capital One Financial from $185.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Capital One Financial from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Capital One Financial from $229.00 to $257.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $206.67.

Capital One Financial Profile

Capital One Financial Corporation operates as the financial services holding company for the Capital One, National Association, which engages in the provision of various financial products and services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Credit Card, Consumer Banking, and Commercial Banking.